Macro

Shooting small objects at blown-up sizes, seeing the minute details and capturing them in a camera makes it a very interesting field of photography.
I've also discovered that macro photography can be very painful if you donot have the right amount of patience. But once you have started playing with the settings and found the right one for you it is super fun.
From what I've read, true macro photography is best done with a macro lens and an SLR camera. However, I feel fairly satisfied with the performance of my Canon S3IS. Using the super macro mode with a low aperture setttings gives pretty good results. Ofcourse playing with the shutter speed and aperture a little bit can make the results even more satisfactory.